Significant exhibitor growth sets the agenda at Top Drawer S/S26
With just one week to go, Top Drawer S/S26 is set to return to Olympia London from...
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Significant exhibitor growth sets the agenda at Top Drawer S/S26
With just one week to go, Top Drawer S/S26 is set to return to Olympia London from...
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Creativity Spark: A Winter Installation at Young V&A with Collective Paper Aesthetics
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This crucial time of year is huge for retail as consumers start their Christmas shopping. We’ve been dropping hints of Christmas goodies since the summer – as we know ‘Christmas in July’ is all-important in strategising your marketing, securing stock early and getting a head start on your winter sales. This issue, we have part two of our festive special – featuring traditional Santa motifs to the quirkier donkey cross stitch kits from Heritage Crafts – super fun.
Following this, we have Creativeworld’s latest trend predictions curated by Stilbüro bora.herke.palmisano. Always a fascinating read! As a stationery addict, I love making my working from home station a pleasure to be – and so we have a product feature dedicated to desktop accessories! If that’s not enough, we’ve pulled together a sparkling selection of what’s new and noteworthy across patchwork & quilting, embroidery & tapestry and artist supplies. As always, we have the latest trade fair news and industry news to keep you abreast of new developments in the retail sector.
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Rachel Westall, Editor
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Heritage stationery brand, STABILO, is kicking off the new year with a product range extension – introducing The Cute Edition – Animal Vibes, the perfect pencil case refresh for school children. The Cute Edition range comprises of new designs for BOSS mini, point 88 & Pen 68 and Trio thick, all of which have been designed based on animal characters, each representing a specific emotion. Featuring characters including the Sleepy Sloth and Curious Meerkat, the range has been designed to create excitement for children but also to engage with emotions that are easy to recognise. By incorporating emotions and characters, STABILO is encouraging a fun way for children to interact with their emotions, whilst making the creative experience fun and educational.
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If you stand at the edge of an ancient Indian bazaar and a modern gifting expo, you'll notice something remarkable; though centuries apart, both pulse with the same human instinct: the joy of finding the perfect gift. In old market streets, gifting lived in textures and voices; the clink of brass lamps, the scent of hand-ground spices, the soft chaos of families searching for something meaningful to take home. Craftsmen carved, stitched, hammered, and wrapped their creations with a sense of pride, knowing that each piece would soon hold someone's affection.
Founded in 2006 by Tracey Dutton and Kevin Jones operating from a garden cabin, Lavinia Stamps has since expanded into a leading international seller, employing a team of over 20 across two locations in Ruthin. The product range has also grown beyond stamps into a great inventory of arts and craft supplies, including stencils, inks, papers, glitters and much more. Tracey and Kevin tell us more...
